About CCI4EU

Background

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Europe with an expected increase of about 25% by 2035. A wide and unacceptable variability in terms of access to research, innovation and quality care exists between and within countries.

Possibile solutions are an increase in knowledge by funding research, and a more equitable transfer of what we already know to everyone. Comprehensive Cancer Centres and Comprehensive Cancer Care Networks may be the core of Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs) that deliver quality care and provide resources to improve and integrate care, research and education A European initiative, implemented in all Member States, based on a capacity building programme, will help reduce inequalities.

A capacity building programme is a complex intervention designed with an inclusive approach, tailored to the baseline status, capable of creating a change and improvement in research and care, with greater integration between them, supported by an education programme. It will operate at various levels: Individuals, Institutions and Systems.

Objectives

Our Ambitions

Define CCI
Maturity Model
including quality indicators; profiling the CCIs in all Member States and in five Associated Countries in terms of CCI presence and level of maturity
Design tailored
CBP interventions
giving priority to Member States without any CCI
Deliver online
training courses
for teams in all Member States and Associated Countries
Implement
targeted onsite
interventions
scale up and sustain development
Disseminate,
exploit and report
results

Work Packages

Title Project Management

Lead OECI

Deliverables D1.1 – Data Management Plan

Objectives

  • Ensure scientific integrity and efficiency, along with efficient administration and effective project leadership and management.
  • Ensure adequate progress and successful completion of the project;
  • Coordinate the communication between WP Leaders and task members;
  • Monitor partner compliance to tasks;
  • Ensure the timely distribution of funds from the European Commission to the project participants
  • Prepare periodical/final reporting to the European Commission

Title Lead Deliverables Objectives
Project Management OECI D1.1 – Data Management Plan
  • Ensure scientific integrity and efficiency, along with efficient administration and effective project leadership and management.
  • Ensure adequate progress and successful completion of the project;
  • Coordinate the communication between WP Leaders and task members;
  • Monitor partner compliance to tasks;
  • Ensure the timely distribution of funds from the European Commission to the project participants
  • Prepare periodical/final reporting to the European Commission

Title Definition of criteria for Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs) using a CCI Maturity Model (CCI MM)

Lead DKG

Deliverables D2.1 – Definition of criteria and QI for CCI
D2.2 – Maturity model and maturity web tool

Objectives

  • Set out to develop a joint understanding, definition and scope of Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs) along with a set of criteria to assess and improve CCIs in all EU Member States
  • Embed the defined quality criteria in a maturity model, which will be the contextual backdrop to assess CCI maturity and to develop tailored interventions to increase the individual CCIs’ maturity level

Title Lead Deliverables Objectives
Definition of criteria for Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs) using a CCI Maturity Model (CCI MM) DKG D2.1 – Definition of criteria and QI for CCI
D2.2 – Maturity model and maturity web tool
  • Set out to develop a joint understanding, definition and scope of Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs) along with a set of criteria to assess and improve CCIs in all EU Member States
  • Embed the defined quality criteria in a maturity model, which will be the contextual backdrop to assess CCI maturity and to develop tailored interventions to increase the individual CCIs’ maturity level

Title Mapping of the current status and criteria of CCIs in EU Member States / regions and clustering

Lead Sciensano

Deliverables D3.1 – Report on EU cancer care & research capacity by CCIs

Objectives

  • Collect structured information and data from EU Member States and associated countries on the functioning and organization of cancer research and its integration with cancer care, and the presence and level of maturity of already existing CCIs
  • Analyse the results in the CCI MM
  • Cluster the CCIs according to type, size and level of maturity
  • Choose a putative list of CCIs for Deep Dive intervention in WP6

Title Lead Deliverables Objectives
Mapping of the current status and criteria of CCIs in EU Member States / regions and clustering Sciensano D3.1 – Report on EU cancer care & research capacity by CCIs
  • Collect structured information and data from EU Member States and associated countries on the functioning and organization of cancer research and its integration with cancer care, and the presence and level of maturity of already existing CCIs
  • Analyse the results in the CCI MM
  • Cluster the CCIs according to type, size and level of maturity
  • Choose a putative list of CCIs for Deep Dive intervention in WP6

Title Development of personalised CB tailored interventions

Lead VHIO

Deliverables D4.1 – CB Foundation programme designed
D4.2 – Tailored Programme with expert team per Deep Dive site

Objectives

  • Design a tailored CB intervention which meets the needs of each CCI in a Member State or an individual region within a Member State
  • Offer a foundation CB for all Member States and a deeper and more tailored CB to willing selected CCIs

Title Lead Deliverables Objectives
Development of personalised CB tailored interventions VHIO D4.1 – CB Foundation programme designed
D4.2 – Tailored Programme with expert team per Deep Dive site
  • Design a tailored CB intervention which meets the needs of each CCI in a Member State or an individual region within a Member State
  • Offer a foundation CB for all Member States and a deeper and more tailored CB to willing selected CCIs

Title Implementation of online CB interventions

Lead ESO

Deliverables D5.1 – Use of the digital learning infrastructure
D5.2 – Evaluation of experts’ coaching and support
D5.3 – CCI capacity building resources centre
D5.4 – Evaluation Report on online training

Objectives

  • Design a digital infrastructure to host the learning needs assessment of CCIs, implement online educational materials
  • Organise the already available digital infrastructures, indexed and cross-indexed in sections relevant to each group of CCI stakeholders in an easy to search and access repository
  • Develop capacity building interventions as online learning opportunities
  • Prepare online materials that address CCI stakeholders’ needs and competencies

Title Lead Deliverables Objectives
Implementation of online CB interventions ESO D5.1 – Use of the digital learning infrastructure
D5.2 – Evaluation of experts’ coaching and support
D5.3 – CCI capacity building resources centre
D5.4 – Evaluation Report on online training
  • Design a digital infrastructure to host the learning needs assessment of CCIs, implement online educational materials
  • Organise the already available digital infrastructures, indexed and cross-indexed in sections relevant to each group of CCI stakeholders in an easy to search and access repository
  • Develop capacity building interventions as online learning opportunities
  • Prepare online materials that address CCI stakeholders’ needs and competencies

Title Implementation and follow-up of onsite CB interventions

Lead OECI

Deliverables D6.1 – Final Report on Deep Dives
D6.2 – Final Report on 3 regional CB conferences

Objectives

  • Implement and follow-up of the Deep Dive tailored capacity building site visits designed in WP4, with the intention to have impact at the Individual, Institutional, and Systemic levels. Up to 9 Deep Dive sites will have been identified in WP3, distributed between the different clusters of maturity.
  • Constitute multidisciplinary expert CB teams to perform 3 site visits each over 2 years, interspersed with videoconferences to manage the interventions.
  • Report on standards with milestones, with final QI data at the end of the interventions being fed into the maturity model.
  • Deliver three regional clinico-scientific conferences open to all MSs and participating ACs on building capacity.

Title Lead Deliverables Objectives
Implementation and follow-up of onsite CB interventions OECI D6.1 – Final Report on Deep Dives
D6.2 – Final Report on 3 regional CB conferences
  • Implement and follow-up of the Deep Dive tailored capacity building site visits designed in WP4, with the intention to have impact at the Individual, Institutional, and Systemic levels. Up to 9 Deep Dive sites will have been identified in WP3, distributed between the different clusters of maturity.
  • Constitute multidisciplinary expert CB teams to perform 3 site visits each over 2 years, interspersed with videoconferences to manage the interventions.
  • Report on standards with milestones, with final QI data at the end of the interventions being fed into the maturity model.
  • Deliver three regional clinico-scientific conferences open to all MSs and participating ACs on building capacity.

Title Scale up & sustainability, and Final report

Lead INT

Deliverables D7.1 – Final report on CB impact and recommendations for future CB implementation

Objectives

  • Make recommendations coming out of WP5&WP6 of how CCIs can scale up and continue to develop sustainably.
  • Produce a final report of the impact of Capacity Building interventions in each site and across the EU Member States.
  • Develop recommendations on how to structure future capacity building projects and how to develop and grow CCIs in different contexts.

Title Lead Deliverables Objectives
Scale up & sustainability, and Final report INT D7.1 – Final report on CB impact and recommendations for future CB implementation
  • Make recommendations coming out of WP5&WP6 of how CCIs can scale up and continue to develop sustainably.
  • Produce a final report of the impact of Capacity Building interventions in each site and across the EU Member States.
  • Develop recommendations on how to structure future capacity building projects and how to develop and grow CCIs in different contexts.

Title Dissemination, exploitation and communication

Lead OECI

Deliverables D8.1 – Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation Plan
D8.2 – Project's website
D8.3 – Outcomes of communication & engagement activities
D8.4 – Report on networking activities with the other funded initiatives and National authorities

Objectives

  • Raise awareness about the project
  • Promote it throughout its full lifespan
  • Disseminate the activities by highlighting the expected benefits for patients and stakeholders, for future sustainability

Title Lead Deliverables Objectives
Dissemination, exploitation and communication OECI D8.1 – Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation Plan
D8.2 – Project's website
D8.3 – Outcomes of communication & engagement activities
D8.4 – Report on networking activities with the other funded initiatives and National authorities
  • Raise awareness about the project
  • Promote it throughout its full lifespan
  • Disseminate the activities by highlighting the expected benefits for patients and stakeholders, for future sustainability

Timeline

Timeline Start of the project Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation Plan & Bridging with other EU actions Release of the CCI maturity Model (CCI MM) and quality criteria Delivery of three regional conferences for Capacity Building (CB) Delivery of online training Deep Dive capacity building projects in up to 9 sites Report CB actions and recommendations for future CB projects 1 OCTOBER 2024 1 NOVEMBER 2024 1 MAY 2023 1 MAY 2024 1 JUNE 2024 1 FEBRUARY 2026 31 DECEMBER 2025 31 JANUARY 2026 1 APRIL 2026 30 APRIL 2026
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